Posted on 04/27/2022 5:24:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Both pilots survived crashes, deputies say
A private company retrieving a helicopter that crashed in Lake Apopka Tuesday found another one Wednesday morning, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials said the second helicopter appeared to have fallen in the lake “later in the day (Tuesday) after the first one,” adding that its pilot is safe and that the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified.
The view from Sky 6 showed both helicopters submerged in the water, both with their skids up, as one was floated away.
According to the FAA, the first crash occurred as the helicopter’s pilot — the aircraft’s only occupant — was conducting “agriculture operations.” A private boat took the pilot back to shore, where Orange County Fire Rescue officials said they were checked for injuries.
One person was transported to the hospital as a hazmat alert for “brief exposure to pesticides,” OCFR officials said.
OK, even reading the linked article: This is a weird story.
One of those ‘what are the odds of this happening?’things.
Forget it Jake, it’s Florida.
Heh, Good one.
I live across street from lake, they’re very lucky alligators didn’t get them. It kind of appears someone covered up 2nd? Because emergency response and police responded in full force to the one that was reported . It’s weird
You lost TWO helicopters????? Hunt for Red October reference.
Good one!
Submerged? Photos show them floating!
Both conducting “agricultural operations” ...treated for pesticide exposure...?
Spraying for mutant hybrid ninja pythons?
🙂
Gators are everywhere.
You lost another helicopter, Dimitri??
Somebody put diesel in the tanks - oops!
The Devils Triangle.
Just fell out of the sky. Happens all the time!
There have been many helicopter crashes since 2020. It’s odd. It seems to me that maybe somebody has some type of control/interceptor that can bring down our helicopters.
I’m sure, if this technology is true, that it is only used on helicopters. s/
You should have said Dimitri.
That would have been 245T (Agent Orange) or Banvel 2+2 back in the 70s..
5G?
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